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1 101 Name Date Partners OBJECTIVES OVERVIEW Lab 6 - ELECTRON CHARGE-TO-MASS RATIO To understand how electric and magnetic fields impact an electron beam To experimentally determine the electron charge-to-mass ratio In this experiment, you will measure e/m, the ratio of the electron s charge e to its mass m. Given that it is also possible to perform a measurement of e alone (the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment), it is possible to obtain the value of the mass of the electron, a very small quantity. If a particle carrying an electric charge q moves with a velocity v in a magnetic field B that is at a right angle to the direction of motion, it will experience the Lorentz force: F = qv B (1) Which, because of the vector product, is always perpendicular to both the magnetic field and the direction of motion. A constant force that is always perpendicular to the direction of motion will cause a particle to move in a circle. We will use this fact to determine e/m of the electron by measuring the radius of that circle. To this end we must: produce a narrow beam of electrons of known energy, produce a uniform magnetic field, find a way to measure the radius r of the circular orbit of the electrons in that magnetic field, and find the relation between that radius and the ratio e/m. We will discuss these tasks in order. The Electron Beam When one heats a piece of metal, say a wire, to 1,000 K or beyond, electrons will "boil off" from its surface. If one surrounds the wire with a positively charged electrode, an anode, the electrons will be

2 102 Lab 6 - Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio attracted to it and move radially outward as indicated in Figure 1. On their way to the anode they will acquire a kinetic energy 1 2 E k = mv = ev, (2) 2 where V is the potential difference, or voltage, between the heated filament, called the cathode, and the anode. Figure 1 Most of the electrons will strike the anode. However, if one cuts a narrow slit into the anode, those electrons that started out toward the slit will exit through it as a narrow beam with a kinetic energy E k. The Magnetic Field According to Ampere's law a wire carrying a current I is surrounded by a magnetic field B, as shown in Figure 2. If the wire is bent into a circle the field lines from all sides reinforce each other at the center, creating an axial field (see Figure 3). Usually one will not use a single loop of wire to create a field but a coil with many turns. Figure 2. Magnetic field of a straight wire. Figure 3. Magnetic field of a wire loop.

3 Lab 6 - Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio 103 If one uses two coaxial coils of radius R that are a distance d apart, as shown in Figure 4, the field at the center point between the coils will be nearly homogeneous 1. H. von Helmholtz ( ) realized that there remains a free parameter, namely the coil separation d, that can still be adjusted. He showed that when d = R, the result is a particularly homogeneous field in the central region between the coils. 2 Since that time Helmholtz coils have been used when there is a need for homogeneous magnetic fields. Figure 4. Magnetic field B of a pair of Helmholtz coils. One can show that the field in the center of a Helmholtz coil is given by 8NI µ o B =, (3) 5R 5 where I is the current flowing through both coils, R is their mean radius, N is the number of turns of wire in each coil, and µ 0 = 4π 10-7 T m/a is the permeability constant. The Electron Orbit Experiments like the one that you will perform have been used to measure the mass of charged particles with great precision. In these experiments the particles move in a circular arc whose beginning and end are measured very accurately in a near perfect vacuum. For our simple experiment we cannot go to such lengths and a simple expedient has been used to make the electron orbit visible. The bulb surrounding the electron source is filled with helium vapor. When the electrons collide with the atoms, the atoms emit light so that one can follow the path of the electron beam. These collisions will diminish the accuracy of the experiment but it remains adequate for our purposes. 1 The symmetry of the arrangement makes the first derivative of the field with respect to the axial direction vanish. 2 The second derivative vanishes as well.

4 104 Lab 6 - Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio A particle moving in a circle of radius r must be held there by a centripetal force mv =. (4) r F c 2 In our case, that centripetal force is the Lorentz force, Equation (1), hence 2 mv evb = (5) r This equation contains the velocity v, which we can eliminate by using Equation (2). Rewriting Equation (2), we find and hence INVESTIGATION 1: FINDING e/m 2eV v = (6) m 2 e 2V 125 R V = = (7) m B r 32 ( NIµ r) In this equation, V is the voltage between cathode and anode and r is the mean radius of the circular electron orbit, both of which can be measured, and B is the magnetic field through which the electrons pass. We know the magnetic field at the center of the Helmholtz coil, which can be obtained, using Equation (3), from a measurement of the current through the coils, the dimension of the coils and the number of turns. The magnetic field does not change very much away from the center of the coils. For this investigation, you will need the following: Helmholtz coil with e/m glass tube Bar magnet 3-m measuring tape Compass Flashlight for every other table ACTIVITY 1-1: THE E/M APPARATUS In this activity, you will familiarize yourself with the setup you will be using.

5 Lab 6 - Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio 105 Figure 5. e/m Apparatus 1. Turn the main power on. The unit will perform a self test lasting no more than 30 s. Do not do anything with the unit during the self test. When it is finished, the coil current display will be stabilized and indicate 000. The unit is now ready to use, but note that there is a ten minute warm-up time before you should take final measurements. You can go ahead and proceed with the remainder of this procedure. 2. Look in the center of the Helmholtz coils for the glass tube. The tube is extremely fragile, and the wires sticking out from the tube have current and voltage, so be very careful. This evacuated glass tube has helium vapor inside. The electrons will follow circular orbits inside this tube. 3. Locate the grid and anode inside the glass tube. It is the pair of vertically oriented metal cylinders with a gap between them. At its top and center is the filament or cathode that will be heated by a current to emit the electrons. You should be able to easily see the filament, because it will be brightly lit.

6 106 Lab 6 - Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio Figure 6. Grid and Anode 4. There are three separate electrical circuits: 1) Filament/cathode heater (over which you have no control); 2) Accelerating Voltage between cathode and anode; 3) Coil Current for the Helmholtz coils. 5. Measure the diameter of the Helmholtz coils in several places and take the average. Record the mean radius R below. Radius R 6. Measure the mean separation d between the coils. You may want to average several measurements here also. Coil separation d Verify that d agree.) R. (Note: We have found they may not quite 7. The manufacturer states that there are 130 turns in each coil. 8. Calculate the constant of proportionality between the current passing through the Helmholtz coils and the magnetic field produced. You will need the above parameters to do this. Look at Equation (3). Show your work. B Helmoltz (Tesla) = I (amps)

7 Lab 6 - Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio 107 Prediction 1-1: The nominal value for the apparatus you will be using is 1.3 mt (millitesla). The Earth s magnetic field is approximately 0.1 mt and is pointing into the ground at an angle of about 58 with respect to the horizontal. Discuss how much difficulty the Earth s magnetic field will cause in your experiment. Question 1-1: If it were possible to arbitrarily orient the apparatus, in what direction (parallel, anti-parallel, perpendicular, other) should it be aligned in order to minimize the effects of the Earth s magnetic field? Explain your reasoning. NOTE: We cannot compensate for the Earth s magnetic field with this apparatus. NOTE: The room lights will be out for the remainder of the lab. 9. Turn up the voltage adjust knob to a voltage of 200 V. Look for the electron beam, which should be pointing down. Turn up the current adjust knob and look at the path of the electron beam. 10. You should now be able to see the filament (wires that are glowing orange due to being heated). NOTE: Both the voltage and current outputs are controlled by a microprocessor, which locks out the controls at both the minimum and maximum settings. There is not a manual stop on the knobs. When the knob reaches the maximum setting, it will still turn, but the appropriate value will not change. This feature prevents excessive voltage being applied to the tube or excessive current through the coils. 11. Turn the Current Adjust control up and observe the circular deflection of the beam. When the current is high enough, the beam will form a circle. The diameter of the electron path in

8 108 Lab 6 - Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio the magnetic field can be measured using the etched glass internal scale in the tube. The graduations and numerals of the scale are illuminated by the collision of the electrons, making observation reading fairly easy. Vary the Current Adjust and note the electron beam striking several of the centimeter scale markings. You should also be able to see a vertical line indicating the half-centimeter mark. The scale numbers fluoresce when the beam hits them. NOTE: Sometimes the electron beam slightly misses the internal glass scale tube. DO NOT MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS! Sometimes it helps to put a dim backlight behind the scale or use a flashlight to help see the numbers and half-centimeter marks. If it is really bad, ask your TA to look at it. It may get better later for different parameters. 12. Describe what happens to the beam of electrons as the coil current is increased: Question 1-2: What causes this behavior? 13. Set the coil current to 1.7 A. Adjust the accelerating voltage while looking at the electron beam path. Do not exceed 350 V.

9 Lab 6 - Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio 109 Question 1-3: What do you observe as the accelerating voltage is changed while keeping the coil current constant? Explain why this occurs. 14. While the electron beam is somewhere near the middle of the glass rod, use the bar magnet to see how it affects the electron beam. Question 1-4: Describe what you observe as you move the bar magnet around. Can you produce a helical path for the electron? Can you see why you want to keep spurious magnetic fields away from the electron beam? 15. Make sure you place the bar magnet at the other end of the table from your apparatus to minimize any possible effects. ACTIVITY 1-2: MEASUREMENT OF CHARGE-TO-MASS RATIO NOTE: The electrons collide with the gas atoms that were introduced to make the beam visible. Unavoidably, the electrons lose some energy in the collisions (that make the beam visible). In order to minimize this effect, you should concentrate on those electrons that have the highest energy: those at the outer edge of the beam (largest radius). Ask your TA if you are uncertain about this. 1. We will make measurements for the electrons moving in various circular orbits. You will write down the diameter of the path by reading the illuminated tube. You will need these in order to determine e/m from Equation (7). 2. Set the anode voltage to 150 V. Change the coil current until the beam hits the 5 cm mark. This will be the diameter, not the radius. Record the coil current and diameter in Table 1-1.

10 110 Lab 6 - Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio Decrease the coil current in turn to go through each 0.5 cm of the diameter. The 0.5 cm marks are a vertical line between the numbered cm marks. This can proceed quite rapidly by one person observing the beam while changing the coil current and another person filling in Table Proceed in turn to observe and record data for the other accelerating voltages in Table 1-1. Sometimes the beam will physically not be present for every position listed in Table 1-1. Leave the table blank when this occurs. 4. Turn the main power off. Table 1-1 Accelerating (anode) Voltage 150 V 200 V 250 V 300 V 350 V Diameter (cm) Coil Current (A) Coil Current (A) Coil Current (A) Coil Current (A) Coil Current (A) Set up a table in Excel to calculate the values for e/m for each of your data points. Ask your TA; this Excel file may already be done for you. We suggest columns for electron path diameter and radius, accelerating voltage, coil current, magnetic field, and anything else you think you need to calculate e/m using Equation (7). Enter the voltages one after the other in the same column. [Don t forget to change

11 Lab 6 - Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio 111 your values to the SI system before determining your final value of e/m.] The last column should be the difference between your value of e/m and the accepted one (1.759 x C/kg). 6. Average all your experimental results in Excel to obtain a mean value for e/m. Show this result and all subsequent calculations on your Excel file. e/m 7. Find the statistical error of your average value. [Hint: Think standard error of the mean ] Uncertainty 8. Compare your value with the accepted value of e/m. Percentage error: % Question 1-5: Discuss how well your result compare with the accepted value. 9. Print out one Excel data table for your group. Do not delete your Excel file. ACTIVITY 1-3: INVESTIGATION OF SYSTEMATIC ERROR It is useful in an experiment like this to see if there are systematic errors that might affect your final results. From Equations (7) and (3) [and a review of Appendix D, of course!] we can see that the relative error in our experimental determination of e/m due to errors in our measured quantities (V, I, R, and r) is given by: σ e m σ V I R r 2 σ 2 σ 2 σ = e m V I R r (8)

12 112 Lab 6 - Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio Question 1-6: With Equation (8) in mind, discuss possible sources of error in your experiment. 1. It may be possible that we may learn something about our errors if we compare the values of e/m versus our parameters. Because we have our data in Excel, it is quite easy to do that. 2. Make an x-y plot by plotting each value of e/m determined for each of the following values versus the value. For example, e/m was found at 150 V, 200 V, 350 V. Plot the value of e/m found for each voltage versus the voltage. This should not be difficult if you use your Excel file in the previous activity. a) accelerating voltage, b) coil current, and c) orbit radius. Produce trendline fits for your data. 3. Print out one copy each of these graphs and include them in your report. Question 1-7: Look carefully at the three plots you just made and at your trendlines. Do you see any patterns? Could these possibly indicate any systematic problems? Discuss these possible errors and how you might be able to correct for them or improve the experiment. List any other systematic errors you can think of and discuss. PLEASE CLEAN UP YOUR LAB AREA AND MAKE SURE THAT THE POWER IS OFF!

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